🧐 To Pick and Choose: The Fine Art of Redundant Selection 🤔
Diving right into the archives of seemingly overindulgent language, we find the classic expression “to pick and choose.” Yes, folks, this redundancy—where pick and choose basically tango on their repetitive rhythms—has been with us since the mankind was woo-hooing in powdered wigs. First introduced in the academic musings of Sir Thomas Herbert’s 17th century chronicles, “He found he had the liberty to pick and choose.” And guess what? We’re still milking it with the same fervor!
📚 Similar Terms & Expressions
Phrase Pals:
- Handpick 🍑
- Cherry-pick 🍒
- Select carefully 👌
- Sift through ☕️
Synonyms:
- Select
- Elect
- Decide
- Opt
Antonyms:
- Disregard
- Reject
- Overlook
- Ignore
🧠 Thought-Provoking Quotes
- “Choosing is the greatest power great minds possess.” — Improvised English Elequentia 🧠
- “Redundancy in choice, as in cake, is just enough excess.” — Culinary Wit & Wisdom 🍰
📖 Literary Flourish
Consider Jane Austen’s astute exploration of societal inevitabilities in “Pride and Prejudice.” This delightful gem whisks us through a world where characters incessantly engage in the art of selecting suitors, gowns, and the next juicy piece of gossip.
Or rewind to the modern Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: her dazzling pick-and-choose routine with stand-up gigs and life quandaries is nothing if not thoroughly relatable and delectably redundant! 🎤
🎥 Flick Chick Picks
- “Yes Man” 🎬—Jim Carrey learns the hoot and jibe of indiscriminate yes-picking.
- “La La Land” 🎬—savor the melodious strains of choices and missed opportunities strumming every heartstring.
So there you have it! A gentler nudge to appreciate and inhale the seemingly extraneous joys of “picking and choosing,” for in redundancy—sometimes lies hidden eloquence.
🧩 Quizzes: Exercise Your Selection Muscles
Until next time, dear lovers of language, may your musings and mergings of words be always vibrant and bright. Lana Pb!
